Smoking-pipe.



J. M. BOWEN.

SMOK|NG PIPE. APPLICATION FILED-MAR. 21. ms-

1,895 99 Patented Feb.1919.

INVENTOR WITNESSES If I J; Y A gm ATTORNEY END l fi m P .u.

JOHN MATTHEVI BOWEN, OF TRQY, NEW YORK.

SMQKING-PIEE.

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Application filed March 27, 1918.

To all whom it may concern,

Be it known'that .l. Jonx iii. Bownx. a citizen of the United States.residing at 'lroy, in the county of hensselaer and State of New Yorkhaveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoking-Pipes. ofwhich the following is a sliecilication.

This invention has relation to smoking pipes. and has for an object toprovide a pipe designed to prevent the accumulation of n'ioisture in thesmoke channel thereby insuring the continuous operation of the pipewithout the possibility of it becoming clogged up by accui'uulations.

Another object of the invention is to provide a smoking pipe of thecharacter above described. and col'isti'ucted in a manner-"to A stillfurtner object of the invention is to provide a smoking pipe having apocket formed in the stem for communication with the smoke channel tocollect moisture therein. and means whereby the moisture may be readilyremoved from the pocket and the pipe. thoroughly ventilated when not. inuse. ln addition to the foregoing my invention compreiends improvementsin the details of construction and arrangement of the correlative partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly set forth in theappended claim.

in the. accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare designated liv the same characters of reference throughout. theseveral views in which they appear I Figure 1. is a view in longitudinalsection of a snuikiug pipe constrimted in accordance with my invention,and

Fig. 2. is a transverse section thereof ta ken on the line 2-2 ot' theprecedi figure.

ll ith reference to the drawings, l0 indicates the bowl of a pipe and itthe stem. A smoke channel 12 extends through the stem for communicationat one end'with the interior of the bowl and forconnection at itsopposite endv with the. reduced nipple 13 ot the mouthpiece l t. Thesmoke channel 12 may be formed to extend through the stem along a linedescending slightly from the nipple 1,3 winch enters the stem at a pointabove the central axis ot' the same. pocket. 15 is formed in the stem atthe front end of Specification of Letters Pateiit. Pggter gg fi SerialNo. 225,609.

the smoke. channel and in communication therewith, and running parallelto the bottom of the stem is a second channel l6 terminatinpat one endWithin the stem and in communication at its other end with the pocket15. The upper portion of the pocket communicates with the bowl through aduct 20 which is practically in alinenient with the main channel 12. Anopening 17 is also formed in the under side of the stem in communicationwith the channel 16, and mounted in said channel 16 isa plug 18 ofrubber or other suitable material adapted to he moved along the channel.in o e position to overlap the opening 17, and in another po sition touncover said opening. The under side of the plug 18 may be serrated asat 19 to permit the plug to be readil shifted.

It will be obvious. that in use, the moisture in the smoke as the smokepasses through the channel 12 will be condensed on the walls of thechannel. It will he noted that the smoke channel is inclined from apointadiacent its point of connection with the mouthpiece it downwardlytoward the pocket 15. In this manner, the moisture condensed on thewalls of the smoke channel will flow into the pocket 15 and accumulatetherein. To clean the pipe it is but necessary to shift the plug '18 soas to dispose the same within the. rear end of the channel 16 therebyuncovering the opening 1'4" whereupon the moisture may flow from thepocket and the pocket can he swahbed out by means of any suitable.instrument. it will he seen that inasmuch as the pocket 15 issu'llicieutiy large in capacity to permit the accumulation ot aconsiderable amount. of moistu e; the e eient operation of the pipe willhe continued for some time. The accumulation at moisture within thepocket, will not interfere with the free passag, 0t smoke through thechannel and bowl. When the pipe not, in use. the plug 18 may be shiftedto uncover the. opening 17 whereby the Whole interior or the pipe aswell as the, channel may be thoroughly ventilatta'l therehy preventingthe pipe from accumulating an ohnoxious odor. in this manner. the pipewill he thoroughly dried also.

Ji l rile have illustrated and described In invention with some degreeof particularity,

I realize that in practice various alterations thereover may he made,and I therefore desire to reserve, right and privilege ot' changing theform of the details of construcneee eie tion and arrangement of thecorrelative parts Without departing from the spirit of the invention orthe scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention What I claim asnew and'clesire tosecure by Letters Patent is A pipe comprising a, bowl, stem, and :nout'piece, the mouth piece having a nipple at its inner end; the sternhaving an upper ohannel open at one end to receive the nipple andinclining downwardly forwardly, a pocket at the forward end of thechannel, and a lower channel leading from the pocket rearumrclly andclosed at its rear end but opening through the bottom of the stem; andthe bowl having :1 duct communicating with the upper portion of saidpocket; co1nhinecl with a plug slidably mounted in said second channelacross the opening and adapted to be reached through the latter wherebythe plug may he moved to the rear to uncover the opening and dump thecontents of the pocket. H

In testimony whereof I nfilx my signzitnre in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN MATTHEW BOVJEN. lVitnesses:

THOMAS F. MURPHY, ROBERT S. MUmHEAm

